Printing-machine.



I h lfmesses M. A.-LATHBY. PRINTING MACHINE.

AFPLICATIONPILED DEC. 29, 1911 1,955,335; Patented Mar. 11,1918;

6 SHEETS-SHEBT 1. FZlQf-l.

has

wes

M. A. LATH EZ. PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEU.29,1911. 1,055,335, Patented Mar. 11, 1913.

6 $HEETS-SHBET 2.

F l i 88 )VI/HESSEs,

M. A. LATHE-Y. PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED D EG. 29,1911. 1,9553%.

Patented Mar. 1.1, 1913,

6 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

Fig 5 x M. A. LATHEY.

' PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 1350.29.1911.

1,055,335, Patented Mar. 11, 1913.

6 SHEETSBHEET 4..

s5 a? I 0, o o

Myra/7 19'. Laf/ke M. A. LATHEY.

PRINTING MACHINE. v AP PLIOATION FILED DEC. 29. 1911.

Patented Mar. 11, 1913.

6 SEEETS-SHEET 5.

. Ef/W/Offl),

M. A. LATHEY.

PRINTINQ MAOH INE. "APPLILATION FILED 1150.29, 1911.

-, osnion 1 2mm I is; IziATHEi'jOE ozri'rs'yfrh, .ioii'rhmbg CANADA; sssignon Ta JEFFREY-- BALE e 3111mm,- OEMO'NT'REAL?QUEBECLTQANAPAQ ,nnpiove the quality. of the Work done by printing mechines ofj this class d- 'ine'iease "t-Iie-efliciency of 's1 ch'machine. I 1 This. invention comprises a pplir of -printing' members. eachperforining its function 1whil 'e theothrfcomes: to position *iind "ion a -brief period .rema ins fstzitio'nary' for-the, pure pose of permitting a mnnpal: action,

performed, as, for In's'tano, a: printing plate;

to be poiishedandhay'e thelsheet robe" rinta ediplac'ed inposition {thereon :ai dt e in? vention' :further consists of; a'j.ls'pej'cifie con s'trncti-on' and- 'eo'mbinat-i'onf; purts hereinaft er described 'iindf. fq'ciinted" out in fthe: claims. For ful-l" (iomprehensibni however,

.26 of; the invention-(reference inn'stbq'a; hadftothe accompanying dra'.w inlggsforming apari of this :specific ation, whlehisiimlar. letters f referenee' indicatethe -sanie=parts, and

wherein'il Q k I Figure 1 is a front elevation of ,9. print: ing machine constructed -aceo1"( 1 ing"t my invention; Fig. Q'is .a rear 'eleyzit ofi'thereof .Fig. 3 is 'an eleyationofthe right end of the machine looking towardf the-front; Fig. 4 is a detail endi el'evation' of theeyli'n'den' and the gears immediately Connected there" to; Fig. 5 illustrntes,- tilso.in 8iQ\'2li-i0!l,.iil angniz rpositioil of the gen rs t' the oppo site end. of the cylinder to that illustrated in Fig. '4, when zit-=11.- certain point infthe eycieot operation; Fig; 6 is an elevation of the leftend of the machinelook ing towardthe front; Fig. 7 is a planuview of the ma t "chine partlyin horizontal 'seotionaiviewlpn line A A Fig. 6; Fig: Sis an axial sectional v iew of the printing cylinder with thefbds in -'diiirnetricall'yopposite positions; the line being taken'through the means for' attah ing-the beds :to their earriersi Fig. 9 .is a transvrse seetional' iview'of the @ylinderj the sectiongbeing tsken'through one of the beds and the sha -thundshowing one ..of the" webs-i; in "elev ition. i-Fig. "';10nisnai-seetighai- 5 is a, detailflelefiigtion of one endv of't'he ink.

v :fonntainr emm n s 1:1 1913;

s ipporting iofi the in tchineeoiisistsof a-psir ofside frames 6,12; carry" jing a'; sha-fte mounted-rigidly therein? and rot1tgbiysupportin the; above mentionedprinti ng men1bers,---t 1e shaft being 'fixedin' I fpleee by elampinglscrewsiand c'aLp's aand respectively; -T.hese printing :members, consist of'a psir-of beds'd, d, curveQ eon-f Teentrical lj with". the shg ft anti eaeii carried fyue series, o f gre'fe'rably' fonr ,eirula'r 'i'vebs, 'Jef andee eian fi-andfttheend webs'e' .and f beingmonnted rigidly on the hubs 1g. ZInd-h of afpninmflspnrpinionsand jrun-j f ning loosely on the-shaft '0, white the. remain mg-we s ai e '.jmoilnted'10ose1y,on tlie 'shaft,' the webs a'iterniiting' and; having the; 4 r'especgtiiz'eleds ;conn ect e"d thei-etq by screws 7:: andm passed thronghithebeds and threaded .pen'siite for thje'bds. This'1-stri1eture; the beds end Webs, forms/the rintingw eylinder of the machine; anti-gash its {turn is caused to ginakej one ipompiet revolution; .and. in: operatitin each shed, after the sheet to receive "an impression plied-thereon,

'revolyeti around i the shaft. until cornes' arted and gim t'hio 'itreceiVesanewsheet." The gears-2' -and 51m intermittentin form in that eaoh uhas a'. widened'tooth' 2 presenting aicurved -fa;ce eoncentri o with inter inittent spur gearsfi and e presenting plane portions 5 and-.6 'andkteet-h 'corrsponding in'nmnber and pitch with the teeth of the: pinions, .thes. gears and pinions being placed-on their'shafts-in thefreiatiye an .gr'llar positions shqwnin Figs. 4 and 5. The gears. are niountedn rigidly on a. paigof short shi ftsj'f inounted in adjustable bearings 8 cairri'ed at opposite sides of the machine, and the"op posite ends of these short-shafts have izii'ge worm ears 10 andlQ mounted rigidly thereon 'an' intrmeshing with pair-of worms 13 and 14 mounted "on horizontal shafts l5 and15Q'at opposite sides oft-he machine and having atitheir rear ends bevel gears, 16 intenneshlngwith and driven by bev'ei gears 17011 t-he'opposite ends of a shaft 18- extei1'ding across the rear. of the miiehin'e and driven in turn by the" initial dri'ving-shaftQO through a train of gears. 21., 22 and 23 the' first and last mentioned being mounted l'igidly'rspectively on the driving to the r, 'osition -fromih it simftfand shaft 18 and. gear22 being an idler Ioose upon a 'st d'24 fixed in the frame.

jintfithQWeh' whiq'hIhaYelheir sidesoppm176' .site to; the beds [weightedas- 150 to oom- 2 The. impression roller "comprises a shaft of such rollerbeing builtup of felt 43, a

layer of leather Hand an outer covering 45 of blanket stretched and held 'in'place by a lacing 46;-laced through eyes 47 in one end of the cover and tied to hooks 48 carried by a'fplate 4Q held-by clamping screws 50 in position clamping the oppo:

site end of the cover toone wall-0f the reeess 42. This shaft 40 is jou'rnaled, in .a 5 pair of bearing boxes 52 slidably supported by springsb'a'nd adjusted to proper bear,- in position-by screws 55.

%'he forward end of the shaft has a spiral: gear fixed thereon and intermesh: ing with .a second spiral gear31 fixed upon the lower end of 'a vertical shaft 32 supported in bearings 33, 34 and llavi a worm 35 slidable uporits upper end aiid splined thereto, sueh -ivorm intermeshing with a worm wheel 36 mounted rigidly on the shaft of the impression roller; The worm is held yieldingly against vertical -di spla'cen1ent .in

an upward direction by a spring 3,8,th'e object being to enable theworm and wormwheel to remain constantly in engagement while the slidable relation of the worm and its shaftpermits difi'erent di impression roller to be accommodated. As,

for instance-each time the blankets are-put on freshthey'p after they-have been used fora while, and the varying diameter of the cylinder due to diflerent thicknesses of the printingplates.

40 The springajs held by the ,washer '39 and nut.

The. main shaft 20 is driven by a motor 60,'the shaft 61- of which has-a pinion 62 fixed thereon and intermeshing with a spur 5 gear 63 fixed upon thesaid m'ainsha-t't so.

In order to efleetively and economically operate a printing 'machine containing the cylinder with its intermittently successively actuated peri herul printing, irre'nilwr a wiper is prori ed capable of bring conl lined within theframe beneath thee-yli rnler and adapted to perform its'function and shift during the intel'missi'dns between the passage of the saiddnembe'rs asfoll'ow's; horizontaliiigarriage .eapah h; otbe'in ,dismembered-i b be nserted or reiiioved from between the legsof' the nun-hinegmeans for causing this (-arriage to 1r" vol ehntinuously within the confined space, and intermiteo tently actuated wipingdevices suspended from the carriage and acting upon the printmg members as they passjf." l I The carriage cons sts of an bb'lon'g bodyframe having bolted thereto transverse 65 end bars 71 widened 'atl'the'middle 72 and Jfurtherallu ed to. A frame 'for the wi and extendingmechanism is suspend'ed from thecarriage from end to end of the roller, the surface over the wiping 1n vertical extensions'53 of the side frame,

ameters o'f the resent greater diameter thantheir opposite ends with their ends in the formof hubs 73 receiving flan ed: bushings 74 to be presently P and consists of .apair of side frames 75 Zfiired to the unders de of the carriage and braped at their lower ends-by a bar 76'vserving=also as a guide for the web 77 ofrwiping material. This wiping material is wound on a feed roller, upon which a brake I acts; and is caused to moveintermittently member by an intermittently operated take-uproller, allof these rollers being journaled' in the hanging frame. The feed roller is indicated at .78 0

in a square arbor 79 i one end terminating and the opposite end having mounted rigidly thereon a brake-wheel 179 retarded-by 'a pair of brake sho'es or jaws 180 on levers 181 adjusted bya right-and-left-hand screw f 182 by which the tension of the webcan be minutely adjusted' The web passes from this feed roller-around th'e'bar 76 and over the wiping member to the-take-up roller-indicated .at 183 and supported on'a pair-of rollers 184 185intermittently rotated bye rocker-bar-186 fulcrnn1ed on the roller 184 andearryingan actuating pawl 1'87 engaging a' -ratchet wheel mountedwigidly on this roller, a detentpawlf'188 preventing 'retrograderotation of the roller, while a pair of spur gears 189, 190'mounted on the'respective rollers and an idler- 191 "transmit r0 tation froih -the roller 184 to'the roller 185. The web passes around'the guide roller 193 and the increasing 'diarneterof the take-up i'oller'islaccommodatcd by its hearing which is vertically elongated.

Thewiping member is carried within the frame of the carriage-and consists of a yieldinglysupported and verticallyadjust-' able table 200 haying bored lateral flanges 201 and a wooden block 202 covering the top thereof and in tum covered by a felt pad 203and leather cover 204. edges of the leather are clamped between pairs'ot bars 205 206 to which are connected drawing screws 207 projecting through the borings in the flanges 201. and-having butter-fly nuts 208 scrmved thereon for draw-.115 ing the same through the flanges and tightening the cover. This table issupported through the medium of springs 20.)v on a bar 210 secured at its ends to the sides 75 of the suspended frame and serving the 1 double purpose of a tie-brace'for this frame.

The springs are'guided and the normal. height of thetable and tension otthe springs adjusted by bolts 212 and nuts 213 while a pail-of plates 215 are forked at to engage and look the nuts and are held in place by screws 216 and thumb nuts 217. This wiper is operated by lhehnain driving shaft 20 through a train"deriving its power from the gear 21 The side 110 printing web mder mounted therein,

with a supporting frame,

webs mountedrotatably upon the shaft; a pair of printing plate carrying beds curved concentrically to the shaft; means rigidly-sea "nring the beds to the respectiveseriesfof means intermittently revolving the said "respective series of'webs alternately, automatic means for inking the said print-- ing plates during their movement and automatic means for wiping the said plates during thei flmovement, substantially as described.

inder, automatic means for inking the said automatic means for wiping the said plates during'their movement, substantially as described. 1

7. In a printing machine, the combination .nioveinent, substantially as described.

plates during their movement and an impression cylinder mounted therein, and a driving sliaft, of a pair of curved printing platecarrying beds; means independently movably supporting the beds vitliin the frame in concentric relation: :1 pair of intermittent gears in operative relation and o 'idratively eonneried to the supporting mean's of one of -the said beds: a train of "ears eonneelirn 8 h h thesaid interi'nittent gears to the said drivmg shaft; a second pair of internnttent gears in operative relation and operatirely "connected to the supporting means ot the other-of the said beds: a second traiii of gears connecting the said second pair of indermitt'ent gears to the driving shaft; means operativelv roman-ting the driving shaft to the impression cylinder. automatic means for inkin; the said printing plates during their movement ,and automatic means for Wiping the said plates during their In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two witnesses. Y

Montreal Nov; lfith'ltlll. 1 MYRON A. LATHEY.

\Vitnessesu G. E. VALLEAU, (.ino. 1 I..BURLAND. 

